100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in District of Columbia (Updated for 2022)

In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby boy names for the latest year, 2022, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

You might be wondering why we don't have data for the current year, 2024. This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.

Rank	Name	Count
1	Henry	68
2	Theodore	55
3	James	46
4	Liam	46
5	William	46
6	Charles	46
7	Noah	45
8	Alexander	40
9	John	39
10	Jack	37
11	Oliver	34
12	Samuel	34
13	Benjamin	32
14	Miles	32
15	Leo	30
16	Adrian	29
17	Kai	29
18	Luca	29
19	Lucas	29
20	Michael	29
21	Thomas	29
22	Dylan	28
23	August	27
24	Gabriel	27
25	Julian	27
26	Ethan	25
27	Joseph	25
28	Mason	25
29	Owen	25
30	George	24
31	Isaac	24
32	Daniel	23
33	Sebastian	23
34	Logan	22
35	Aiden	21
36	David	21
37	Ezra	21
38	Nathan	21
39	Adam	20
40	Mateo	20
41	Wesley	20
42	Amir	19
43	Chase	19
44	Luke	19
45	Max	19
46	Arthur	18
47	Caleb	18
48	Elijah	18
49	Legend	18
50	Matthew	18
51	Amari	17
52	Jacob	17
53	Josiah	17
54	Kayden	17
55	Messiah	17
56	Patrick	17
57	Ryan	17
58	Cameron	16
59	Jayden	16
60	Santiago	16
61	Simon	16
62	Jonathan	15
63	Theo	15
64	Robert	15
65	Nicholas	15
66	Joshua	15
67	Axel	15
68	Asher	15
69	Micah	15
70	Andrew	14
71	Carter	14
72	Christopher	14
73	Kairo	14
74	Leon	14
75	Nasir	14
76	Eli	13
77	Felix	13
78	Grayson	13
79	Jonah	13
80	Levi	13
81	Xavier	13
82	Angel	12
83	Brooks	12
84	Christian	12
85	Diego	12
86	Jeremiah	12
87	Nathaniel	12
88	Nolan	12
89	Walter	12
90	Zion	11
91	Ian	11
92	Finn	11
93	Charlie	11
94	Aaron	11
95	Elias	11
96	Jackson	10
97	Jason	10
98	Maxwell	10
99	Rafael	10
100	Roman	10

Most Popular District of Columbia Baby Boy Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby boy names in District of Columbia for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022.

However, 112 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby boy names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Boy Names in District of Columbia for 2021

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in District of Columbia for births recorded in 2021 is Henry.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Henry	75
2	William	71
3	James	63
4	Noah	59
5	Liam	57

Popular Baby Boy Names in District of Columbia for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in District of Columbia for births recorded in 2020 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	63
2	Noah	62
3	James	60
4	John	60
5	Henry	57

Popular Baby Boy Names in District of Columbia for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in District of Columbia for births recorded in 2019 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	86
2	James	71
3	Noah	62
4	Benjamin	60
5	Henry	60

Popular Baby Boy Names in District of Columbia for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in District of Columbia for births recorded in 2018 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	84
2	James	79
3	Henry	64
4	Alexander	61
5	Benjamin	59

Popular Baby Boy Names in District of Columbia for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in District of Columbia for births recorded in 2017 is James.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	James	93
2	Henry	83
3	William	80
4	Noah	76
5	Jacob	59

Popular Baby Boy Names in District of Columbia for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in District of Columbia for births recorded in 2016 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	94
2	Alexander	76
3	Henry	75
4	Noah	65
5	Benjamin	63

Popular Baby Boy Names in District of Columbia for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in District of Columbia for births recorded in 2015 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	78
2	Henry	75
3	James	68
4	Alexander	64
5	Jacob	62

Popular Baby Boy Names in District of Columbia for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in District of Columbia for births recorded in 2014 is Alexander.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Alexander	75
2	William	73
3	John	71
4	Benjamin	64
5	James	61

Popular Baby Boy Names in District of Columbia for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in District of Columbia for births recorded in 2013 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	87
2	Alexander	77
3	John	70
4	Henry	69
5	Samuel	61

Popular Baby Boy Names in District of Columbia for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in District of Columbia for births recorded in 2012 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	94
2	Alexander	67
3	Henry	65
4	John	64
5	James	59

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.

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